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 Join the Ease My Load Campaign!
The Ease My Load Campaign invites you to take actions to reduce waste during Waste Reduction Week. Then share your actions with Canada by uploading your photos and videos with campaign mascot Atlas. View the Ease My Load Photo Gallery and see what Canada did in 2012
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At Home |
At School |
In Your Business or Organization |
As a Municipality |
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Lug-a-reusable-mug
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Start a Waste-Free Lunch Challenge |
Ask a waste professional to conduct an educational session |
Conduct a waste assessment |
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Carry reusable shopping bags in your bag or car |
Set up a GOOS paper system |
Conduct a waste audit |
Create a waste reduction action plan for your community |
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Donate old clothing or household items to charity |
Green your school's purchasing policy |
Green your organization's purchasing policy |
Green your municipal procurement policy |
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Buy in bulk |
Set up a composting system |
Set up a composting system |
Consider waste reduction and recycling at community events |
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Invest in quality goods that last longer |
Ensure blue recycling bins and garbage bins are placed side-by-side in all areas of the school, so recycling is always top of mind |
Ensure blue recycling bins and garbage bins are placed side-by-side in all areas of the office, so recycling is always top of mind |
Host an industrial materials exchange |
Share Your Actions with Canada!
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Create Photos/Videos: Incorporate your Atlas cut-out into your waste reduction activities and record it using your cellphones, digital cameras or other devices.
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Photos: You can upload as many as 6 photos directly to our website in Step 4.
Note: each photo must be under 2MB in size, and all submitted photos must total
under 8 MB.Videos: You can enter as many as 2 videos by uploading them to your own YouTube account. Make sure to keep the embed codes provided by YouTube. You will need them to complete your submission in Step 4. Click here to upload your videos to YouTube.
If you have any questions about this campaign, please contact wrw@rco.on.ca.
Hi, My Name Is Atlas
Since the beginning of time I have been holding planet Earth up in the heavens. For the first 4.5 billion years, it was a breeze. In the past century however, the weight of my load has been steadily increasing and it’s getting harder and harder to keep the Earth in the sky. According to the latest figures, Canadians are creating 1031 kg of waste per person each year. Over 75% of this waste is just piling up in landfills all over the country. If every Canadian took just one small action to reduce their waste, my heavy load would be greatly eased.
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